Q 01/05

In which Italian city was Enzo Ferrari born in 1898?

A) Turin

B) Milan

C) Bologna

D) Modena

Answer · why

D) Modena

His birth certificate says 20 February, though the family said 18 February.

Q 02/05

What race did the 10-year-old Enzo watch in 1908 that inspired him to become a driver?

A) The Targa Florio

B) The Circuito di Bologna

C) The Mille Miglia

D) The Italian Grand Prix

Answer · why

B) The Circuito di Bologna

Felice Nazzaro won it; Enzo had also dreamed of being an operetta tenor or a sports journalist.

Q 03/05

What killed Enzo's father and older brother in 1916?

A) A car crash

B) A flu outbreak

C) The war

D) A workshop fire

Answer · why

B) A flu outbreak

Enzo himself nearly died in the 1918 pandemic and was discharged from the army.

Q 04/05

Which carmaker turned Enzo down when he volunteered his services after World War I?

A) Alfa Romeo

B) Fiat

C) Lancia

D) Maserati

Answer · why

B) Fiat

He settled for a test-driver's job at CMN in Milan, which rebuilt truck bodies into small cars.

Q 05/05

In what kind of event did Enzo make his racing debut in 1919?

A) A 24-hour race

B) A road race around Sicily

C) A beach sprint

D) A hillclimb

Answer · why

D) A hillclimb

He finished fourth in class in the Parma-Poggio di Berceto hillclimb driving a CMN 15/20.